The majority of ICT plans are fairly recent (except in West Africa). Click to enlarge. Source: ICT Observatory & oAfrica

Measuring exact date of revision or enactment of an ICT plan, let alone determining if such a plan indeed exists, is a challenge. Still, general trends become apparent when comparing the recency of African ICT plans:

• West Africa has a high prevalence of national ICT plans but many have not been revised in years.
• North Africa has the highest implementation rate.
• At best, 60% of African nations have ICT plans and only half of these have been drafted in the past few years.
• Data is challenging to obtain; Central Africa should not have more Post-2007 plans than plans from all years. Either way, however, this suggests that Central Africa is making the most relative progress in terms of official ICT vision.